I Was Just A Kid by Nothing But Thieves

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Intro:
0:10
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------0-------------------------------0---------|
E|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-3---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-3-----------|
                                                                              (x2)
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------0-----------------------------------------|
E|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-1-0---------|



Verse:
0:33
"...kid..."
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------|
 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5---------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
 
0:52
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------3-0-3-0---------|
 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------|
 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------0-----------------------------------------|
E|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-3---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
 
Break:
1:12
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------5h7-7-7-7p5-5-5---------------|
E|---3-3--3-3-3--3-5-5--5-5-5--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------|
 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---3-3--3-3-3--3-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------5-5--5-5-5--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------|

Pre-Chorus:
1:22
"...something..."
G|---16--------------16--------------14---------------14---------------------|
D|------17-19-16-14-----17-19-16-14-----14-12-11-11------14-12-11-11---------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
G|---16-16-16----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------17-17-17-19-19-19-16-16-16-14-14-14-14-------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (x2)
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
G|---14-14-14----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------14-14-14-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
G|---14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Chorus:
1:41
"I..."
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---7-7-7-3-3-3-5-5-5---------------3-3-3-----------------------------------|
E|---------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------5-5-5-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|
                                                                               (x2)
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-3-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-3-3-3-5-5-5-2-2-2-0-0-0-0---------|
 
2:08
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------0-------------------------------0---------|
E|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-3---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-3-----------|
 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------0-----------------------------------------|
E|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-1-0---------|

Verse:
2:18
"The story ends..."
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------3-0-3-0---------|
 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------|
 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------0-----------------------------------------|
E|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-3---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|

Pre-Chorus:
2:39
"...something..."
G|---16--------------16--------------14---------------14---------------------|
D|------17-19-16-14-----17-19-16-14-----14-12-11-11------14-12-11-11---------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
G|---16-16-16----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------17-17-17-19-19-19-16-16-16-14-14-14-14-------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (x2)
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
G|---14-14-14----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------14-14-14-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
G|---14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:
3:00
"I..."
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---7-7-7-3-3-3-5-5-5---------------3-3-3-----------------------------------|
E|---------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------5-5-5-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|
                                                                               (x2)
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-3-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-3-3-3-5-5-5-2-2-2-0-0-0-0---------|

3:20
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-/-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-/-15h17-17-17-17-17-17-17-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-/-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Outro:
3:41
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---3-3--3-3-3-/-15-15--15-15-15--3-3--3-3-3-/-15h17--17-17-17--------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---4-4--4-4-4-/-16-16--16-16-16--0-0--0-0-0---2-2--2-2-2-------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---3-3--3-3-3-/-15-15--15-15-15--3-3--3-3-3-/-15h17--17-17-17--------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---4-4--4-4-4-/-16-16--16-16-16--0-0--0-0-0--0h2-0h2-3---------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


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Published: August 26, 2021
Last Updated: September 10, 2025